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Phys.org / When a spouse starts a business, the other partner pays a hidden price
When an entrepreneur leaves a salaried job to pursue a venture, the conversation nearly always centers on them: the risk they're taking, the opportunity they're pursuing and the funding they need.
Phys.org / Improving scientific accuracy in journalism
Journalists bring scientific findings to the public, and to policymakers, who often rely on media reports rather than primary literature to provide context for policymaking. However, media reports can and often do distort ...
Medical Xpress / Heart transplant experts push global organ sharing to cut waitlist deaths
At the 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), held from April 22–25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, ON, Canada, Eileen Hsich, ...
Medical Xpress / AI could help rescue more donor hearts now discarded in transplant decisions
A new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools could help save more patients who need heart transplants by making better use of donor hearts that are currently discarded, according to research presented by Brian Wayda, ...
Phys.org / Q&A: IceCube Observatory upgrades improve search for elusive cosmic messenger
Buried within the Antarctic ice are more than 5,000 light sensors that work together to detect some of the highest energy particles in the universe. These tiny particles, called neutrinos, provide insight into the extreme ...
Medical Xpress / Preschool children born with heart defects have greater risk of developing behavioral problems, study suggests
Congenital heart disease (CHD), which is a problem with how the heart forms before birth—occurs in approximately 1% of newborns. It has previously been shown that school-age children, adolescents, and young adults with CHD ...
Medical Xpress / Could links between Alzheimer's and gut health lead to prevention?
Alzheimer's disease affects more than 55 million people worldwide, and that number is projected to nearly triple by 2050. It has long been thought of as something that happens in the brain: a slow accumulation of toxic proteins, ...
Medical Xpress / Canadian nephrologist shares common-sense, patient-centered solutions to transplant inequities
Speaking at the 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT), held from April 22–25 at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, ON, Canada, Jagbir ...
Phys.org / Could the mathematical 'shape' of the universe solve the cosmological constant problem?
The cosmological constant is the mathematical description of the energy that drives the ever-accelerating expansion of the cosmos. It's also the source of one of the most enduring and confounding problems in modern physics.
Tech Xplore / US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers, and your apps and devices
On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors' Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car's sensors, cameras and microphones record your speed, how you drive, where you're going, who's with you, ...
Medical Xpress / Poll: Americans see health care as a right, and seek equity
A majority of U.S. adults agrees that health care is a right, not a privilege, and that the nation should aim to eliminate health inequities for everyone, according to a new report from the Institute for Policy Solutions ...
Medical Xpress / Children's activity cubes recalled over choking hazard risk
A kid's toy designed for learning and play is being pulled from the market over safety concerns.
